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Jackson, Livingstone and Peake began publishing the monthly games newsletter, Owl and Weasel (1975–1977), to provide support for their business. [1] Peake was not interested in the new role-playing game industry, and when he saw that Games Workshop was getting more involved with RPGs he left the company in 1976.
Livingstone co-founded Games Workshop in early 1975 with flatmates John Peake and Steve Jackson. [7] [8]: 43 They began publishing the monthly newsletter Owl and Weasel, and distributed copies of the first issue to fanzine Albion subscribers; Brian Blume received one of these copies, and sent them a copy of the new game Dungeons & Dragons in return.
Some of the world's biggest companies started from humble beginnings, but Games Workshop's early days were less glamourous than most. "We ended up having to live in a van," says Sir Ian Livingstone.
From McDonald's to Crocs, here's a look back at iconic companies founded from 1940 onward.
Steve Jackson began his career in games in 1974 as a freelance journalist with Games & Puzzles magazine. [1] In early 1975, Jackson co-founded the company Games Workshop with school friends John Peake and Ian Livingstone.
Less than a year later, in late 1978, Citadel Miniatures was started by Ansell/Games Workshop, as announced in White Dwarf issue 11: Games Workshop and Bryan Ansell have got together to keep-alive Citadel Miniatures, a new miniatures company that will be manufacturing several ranges of figures.
Bryan Charles Ansell (11 October 1955 – 30 December 2023) [1] [2] was a British role-playing and wargame designer. [3] In 1985, he became managing director of Games Workshop, and eventually bought the company from Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone.